Breast-supporter



Sept. 24, 1935. H Mom 2,015,151

' BREAST SUPPORTER Filed July 5, 1933 2 Sheets-Sheet 1 Sept. 24, I935.MQITY 2,015,151

BREAST SUPPORTER Filed July 5, 19:55 2 Sheets-Sheet 2 10 7 z-n MOiTYPdtentedSept. 24, 1935 UNITED STATES- PATENT OFFICE 2,015,151BREAST-SUPPORTER Henri Moity, Paris, France Application July 5, 1933,Serial No. 679,124

In France July 19, 1932 6 Claims. (Cl. 2-42) in certain cases, to bringthem together, while maintaining them in the lifted position in a 'mosteffective manner.

For this purpose, the said breast supporter is essentiallycharacterizedby the fact that each shoulder-s rap is attached to a cordwhich is slidable in, a guide formed on the edge of the correspondingpocket, which cord surrounds the said pocket on one of its sides and atits lower periphery, and is attached, at least at one of its ends,

to the main-piece of fabric of the breast-supporter.

The traction exercised on the one hand and the other upon the said cordsv causes the latter to slide in their guides, and owing to the lateraldisposition of the said cords, to exercise upon the breasts a lateralconstriction by which they are brought towards thesides, and accordingas the said cords are situated on the inner or the outer side ofthesupporting pockets, the breasts will be spread apart or broughttogether.

On the other hand, the breasts are supported by the shoulder-strapsthemselves, for which the cords serve, so to speak, as the extensions,and thus they are better supported than in the known breast-supporters.v

The accompanying drawings show by way of example various embodiments ofthe invention:

Fig. 1 is a front view of a breast-supporter in conformity with theinvention.

' Fig. 2 is an analogous view of a modification. Figs. 3 to 5 arepartial views of other modifications.

v In the device shown in Fig. 1, on the inner side of eachbreast-supporting pocket I, is mounted a cord 2, preferably elastic,which is bent upon itself and is slipped under .a' guiding piece 3consisting of an inserted piece of lace, or the like, which is sewn onthe edge of the pocket. At the two ends 2a of the said cord are formedloops which are adapted to fit upon buttons 4 which are secured belowthe lower, edge of the pocket I, at a point siti'a-ted beyond thevertical axis of symmetry of the said pocket. The upper part of eachcord 2 forms a loop to 'which is attached the correspondingshoulder-strap 5 of thebreast-supporter.

As above stated, the traction exercised on'each side upon the cords2 bythe shoulder straps 5 causes the said cords to slide in their guides,thus causing a lateral constriction by which the breasts will bedisplaced to the sides.

5 In the modification shown in Fig. 2, .the cords --several piecessuitably. assembled together.

2 are double, and are bent upon themselvesas in the preceding case, sothat each pocket is sur-' rounded by four cords. Herein, the cords areguided in loops 6. which are spaced at intervals on the edge of thepockets I, and their ends are 5 secured in pairs to buttons 4.

In the modification shown in Fig. 3, the cords 2 are mounted on theouter side of the pockets, in such way "as to'make practicallyhalf-a-turn around the pockets, without leaving the main 10 piece offabric of the breast-supporter, and the .sh' ulder-straps 5 are attachedto their upper pa In this arrangement, the cords tend to brin thebreasts together.

In e modification shown in Fig. 4, each breast- 15 supporting pocket issurrounded on its lower and inner side by a fiat cord 2, which isoptionally elastic. 'The said cord is guided in loops 6 which ar'espaced at intervals on the edge of the pocket I, and the cord is securedat its inner end, by 20 means of a loop with which it. is provided, to abutton I attached to the breast-supporter. Its

- other end is attached, by a button 8 or by any other suitableattaching means, to the end of the corresponding shoulder strap. Thislatter, 25 after it has been brought under the arm, and has been broughtup the back and over the shoulders, is attached to a button 9 providedat the top and upon the front part of the breast-supporter.

In order to provide for the play which is neces- 30 sary in order tobring the breasts together and to raise them, the breast-supporter ispreferably provided with a piece of elastic fabric I0 forming a borderalong the lower part, accompaniedby a"- gusset H situated between thebreasts.- The said 35 fabric may be employed in a single piece or in Theborder piece ll) may be eliminated at will, leaving only the elasticgusset H;

Inthe modification shown in Fig. 5, each pocket 40 I of thebreast-supporter, as in the preceding cases, is surrounded on its lowerand its inner side body of the breast-supporter, by sewing or otherwise.

It should be noted that inmost cases, without departing from the spiritof the invention, the slidable elements surrounding thebreasts need not.consist of separately secured cords, but may consist of an extended partof the shoulder straps themselves, which latter will thus be given theproper length.

I claim:

1. A breast-supporter comprising a main piece of. fabric, two pocketsadapted to contain the breasts, guides mounted on the edgesof the saidpockets along one side of the latter and on their lower periphery, twocords contained in the said guides in such manner as to slide therein,said cords being attached to the main piece of fabric, and two shoulderstraps attached to the said piece of fabric, each of the saidshoulder-straps being attached to the corresponding sliding cord.

2. A breast-supporter comprising a main piece of fabric, two pocketsadapted to contain the breasts, guides mounted on the edges of the saidpockets along one side of the latter and on their lower periphery, twoelastic cords contained in the said guides in such manner as to slidetherein, said cords being attached to the said piece of fabric, and twoshoulder-straps attached to the said piece of fabric, each of the saidshoulderstraps being attached to the corresponding sliding cord;

3. A breast-supporter comprising a main piece of fabric, two pocketsadapted to contain the breasts, guides mounted on the edges of. the saidpockets along one side ofthe latter and on their lower periphery, twocords contained in the said guides in such manner as to slide therein,means for removably attaching the said cords to the piece of fabric, andtwo shoulder-straps attached to the said piece of fabric, each of thesaid shoulder-straps being attached to the corresponding sliding cord.

4. A breast-supporter comprising a main piece of fabric, two pocketsadapted to contain the breasts, guides mounted on the edges of the saidpockets along one side of the latter and on their lower periphery, twocords contained in the said guides in such manner as to slide therein,and two shoulder-straps forming extensions of the said s'lidable cords,said shoulder straps being attached to the piece of fabric at their endsopposite the said cords.

5. A brassire comprising a pair of bust pockets, an elastic draw stringassociated with and incorporated in the lower part of each bust pocketand a shoulder strap connected to and capable of coacting with each ofsaid draw strings to adjust 20

